Starbucks Iced Mocha

5 from 15 votes

A copycat of the Iced Mocha at Starbucks that can easily be made at home.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: serving (16 ounces)

Author: Jee Choe

Whisk heavy cream and vanilla syrup using a handheld milk frother.
Whisk until you get stiffer peaks, which should take about a minute. Make sure to move the handheld milk frother up and down to get air into the heavy cream. Set aside.
¼ cup heavy cream, 1 tablespoon vanilla syrup
Pour chocolate syrup and espresso into a cup. Stir together.
Use 2 Nespresso espresso pods or pull 2 shots from an espresso machine.
¼ cup chocolate syrup, 2 capsules Nespresso espresso
Add milk, then ice. Top with whipped cream.
Use a spoon to dollop the whipped cream on top of the drink.
¾ cup 2% milk, 1 cup ice

Starbucks makes all their lattes with 2% milk but you can use any kind of milk you like.
Instant coffee can be used if you don't have a way to make espresso at home. Combine 1 tablespoon of instant coffee and ¼ cup hot water to replace the 2 shots of espresso in the recipe.
Like the whipped cream made at Starbucks, this copycat recipe is made with vanilla syrup in the whipped cream but you can easily swap out the vanilla syrup with 2 teaspoons of sugar.